A suitably expansive and fun venue for the focus of the event - Inspiring 12-14 year old school children to “Think Computer Science”

Our presentation and exhibition was titled. Cool things! Devices!

Students and teachers had a chance to check out the brand new Windows Surface, Windows Phone 8, Kinect, .NET Gadgeteer and interact with robots!

DreamSpark

DreamSpark gives you an opportunity to try professional-level developer and designer tools for free. Great for both students and teachers, DreamSpark supports you by providing software for learning, teaching and research purposes. www.dreamspark.com

Facebook

Welcome to Microsoft UK Students – the place to talk tech, share your knowledge, and find information to stay ahead of the curve. If you’re looking for technology that’s making waves across the web, you’ve come to the right place. www.facebook/microsoftukstudents

Faculty Connection

Faculty Connection is an online set of real-world resources and shared peer knowledge for technology educators so you have relevant and applicable tools and information at your fingertips. Get free access to software, curriculum materials and other learning opportunities. For teachers: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/uk_faculty_connection/

“..Through the work at Microsoft Research in Cambridge and our collaborative partnerships, we strive to inspire and support students early on in their education. Think Computer Science is an annual event we hold to showcase the work of computer science researchers, to educate and enthuse students about the field of computer science…”

Over 640 students attended the event and were able to learn from the inspirational talks, view and interact with the latest technologies in production and in development. The talks from the event will be loaded on to the ‘Gallery’ section of the website in the coming weeks. I would encourage you to take a look.

The students were able to get hands-on with the latest Windows Phone 8 Handsets from HTC and Nokia and Windows 8 Intel and Windows RT Surface devices.

As well as learn about Microsoft’s www.dreamspark.com program, designed to make available Microsoft developer tools to help students and teachers advance their learning and skills through technical design, technology, math, science, and engineering activities.